What is CVE-2025-52095?

CVE-2025-52095 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pdq Smart Deploy, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2025-52095?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pdq Smart Deploy

CVE-2025-52095

An issue in PDQ Smart Deploy V.3.0.2040 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the Credential encryption routines in SDCommon.dll

Published 2025-08-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pdq Smart Deploy

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

www.pdq.com/ (Product)
www.pdq.com/products/smartdeploy/ (Product)
specterops.io/blog/2025/08/12/hklmsystemsetupsmartdeploy-the-static-keys-to-abu… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-52095?: CVE-2025-52095 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pdq Smart Deploy, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-52095?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.